(NAME-MCE) New Research on Young Children of Immigrants

[Anselmo Villanueva]

New Research on Young Children of Immigrants

Publication Date:  November 2009

In Immigration, Diversity, and Education, editors Elena Grigorenko and
Ruby Takanishi present the first wave of studies about what is
happening to young children from birth to age 10 living in immigrant
families in the U.S.

This recently released volume complements a larger literature about
the lives of adolescents and young adults who are part of immigrant
families.

The articles lay a foundation for informing child and family policies,
based on emerging research on the ethnic, cultural, and linguistic
profiles of new Americans.

This edited volume presents an overview of research and policy issues
pertaining to children from birth to 10 who are first- and
second-generation immigrants to the U.S., as well as native-born
children of immigrants. The contributors offer interdisciplinary
perspectives on recent developments and research findings on children
of immigrants. By accessibly presenting research findings and policy
considerations in the field, this collection lays the foundation for
changes in child and youth policies associated with the shifting
ethnic, cultural, and linguistic profile of the U.S. population.

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Immigration, Diversity, and Education

Edited by Elena L Grigorenko, Ruby Takanishi

List Price: $140.00

   * ISBN: 978-0-415-45627-2
   * Binding: Hardback
   * Published by: Routledge
   * Publication Date: 11/08/2009
   * Pages: 320

Table of Contents

Preface, Elena L. Grigorenko

Introduction, Ruby Takanishi

1. Children of Immigrants and the Future of America, Donald J.
Hernandez, Nancy A. Denton, and Suzanne E. Macartney

2. Differences in Social Transfer Support and Poverty for Immigrant
Families with Children: Lessons from the LIS, Timothy Smeeding, Coady
Wing, and Karen Robson

3. Disentangling Nativity Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Country of
Origin in Predicting the School Readiness of Young Immigrant Children,
Jessica Johnson De Feyter and Adam Winsler

4. Preparing the Way: Early Head Start and the Socio-Emotional Health
of Latino Infants and Toddlers, Krista M. Perreira, Linda Beeber, Todd
Schwartz, Diane Holditch-Davis, India Ornelas and Lauren Maxwell

5. Latinos and Early Education: Immigrant Generational Differences and
Family Involvement, Eugene E. Garcia, Kent Scribner, and Delis Cuéllar

6. Diversity in Academic Achievement: Children of Immigrants in US
Schools, Jennifer E. Glick and Littisha Bates

7. Latino/a Immigrant Parents’ Voices in Mathematics Education, Marta
Civil and Núria Planas

8. Cultural Incongruence Between Teachers and Families: Implications
for Immigrant Students, Selcuk R. Sirin and Patrice Ryce

9. Special Educational Needs of Children in Immigrant Families, Dylan
Conger and Elena L. Grigorenko

10. Two Generations of Educational Progress in Latin American
Immigrant Families in the U.S: A Conceptual Framework for a New Policy
Context, Ariel Kalil and Robert Crosnoe

11. Does It Begin At School Or Home? Institutional Origins Of
Overweight Among Young Children In Immigrant Families, Jennifer Van
Hook, Elizabeth Baker and Claire Altman

12. Parenting of Young Immigrant Chinese Children: Challenges Facing
their Social Emotional and Intellectual Development, Charissa S. L.
Cheah and Jin Li

13. More than the A-B-C’s and 1-2-3’s: The importance of family
cultural socialization and ethnic identity development for children of
immigrants’ early school success, Amy Kerivan Marks, Flannery Patton
and Cynthia Garcia Coll

14. Emergent Literacy in Immigrant Children: Home and School
Environment Interface, Iliana Reyes and Yuuko Uchikoshi

15. Development of Tolerance and Respect for Diversity in Children in
the context of Immigration, Oscar Barbarin, Micaela Mercado and Dari
Jigjidsuren

Conclusion: Commenting On What We Know and What We Need to Learn,
Elena L. Grigorenko